DOJ Seeks to Join X Lawsuit Over $140 Million EU Penalty

The Trump administration is requesting to join Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging the EU’s Digital Services Act penalty imposed on X. The European Commission fined X 120 million euros for violating transparency obligations related to its ‘blue checkmark,’ advertising repository, and data access for researchers. The Department of Justice filed an application with the EU’s General Court to support X’s annulment request.

• The Trump administration wants to join Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the EU’s Digital Services Act penalty for X.
• The European Commission fined X 120 million euros ($140 million) on December 5th.
• X was fined for breaching transparency obligations, including ‘deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark,’’ advertising repository transparency, and researcher data access.
• The DOJ filed an application with the EU’s General Court to support X’s effort to annul the case.